mazer

/ˈmeɪzə/

//ˈmeɪzə// noun

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"mazer" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“mazer” is uncommon English (frequency #99,544 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,544
frequency rank, English
36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The maple tree, or maple wood.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mazer · mazer · English

mazer · rank #99,544 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,544
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 36,575
  • PHOTO-FINISH mayoress

Nearest frequency peer: mayoress (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “mazer”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “mazer” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for mazer
PropertyValue
Headwordmazer
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈmeɪzə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,544
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “mazer” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mazer lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mazer is uncommon English at frequency #99,544 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmeɪzə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for mazer in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English maser, mazer, masere, from Anglo-Norman mazer, Old French mazre (“a kind of maple wood”), from Frankish *masur, from Proto-Germanic *masuraz, cognate with Old High German masar (German Maser (“spot”)), Icelandic mösurr (“maple”). It has … The correct English form is mazer, spelled M-A-Z-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The maple tree, or maple wood.
  2. 2
    A large drinking bowl made from such wood; a mazer bowl.

Etymology

From Middle English maser, mazer, masere, from Anglo-Norman mazer, Old French mazre (“a kind of maple wood”), from Frankish *masur, from Proto-Germanic *masuraz, cognate with Old High German masar (German Maser (“spot”)), Icelandic mösurr (“maple”). It has been suggested that the English word might instead come from Old English *mæser, *maser (suggested by a putative derivative mæseren), but the evidence for this is slight and disputed.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "mazer"?
"mazer" is spelled M-A-Z-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈmeɪzə/.
What does "mazer" mean?
As a noun, "mazer" means: The maple tree, or maple wood.
How do you pronounce "mazer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mazer" is /ˈmeɪzə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "mazer"?
From Middle English maser, mazer, masere, from Anglo-Norman mazer, Old French mazre (“a kind of maple wood”), from Frankish *masur, from Proto-Germanic *masuraz, cognate with Old High German masar (German Maser (“spot”)), Icelandic mösurr (“maple”... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "mazer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Menno#99,560mesic#99,561loral#99,515minge#99,574
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list